Thank you Annette, I'm pleased to accept the nomination. We know that ICANN is a legal construct based on a series of contracts, and that it responds most consistently to legal arguments. As a lawyer, I think I am well-positioned to help the Board review arguments made to it, and to present positions in that mode on behalf of the Internet-using public. But I'm not just a lawyer, I'm also a free expression activist, professor, and techie who brings all of those to my understanding of the ICANN problem. The status quo has got to go. ICANN has built layers upon layers of bureaucracy, ballooning to a $50 million budget and spawning endless pages of procedure around what should be, for the most part, simple issues. We need to insist that it pare back to the minimal technical coordination for which it was chartered. Otherwise, Internet management becomes a pawn in the hands of every special interest who can send a few representatives to file a complaint, and "consensus" becomes a synonym for stagnation. Those advocating against mission creep need our support. I will not pretend I agree with much of the ALAC structure -- I don't, I think the pyramid has been constructed precisely to minimize the voice of the at-large public. I think that disagreement makes me a stronger representative of the public interest we're all working towards. I will continue to advocate for actual voting representation of the at-large public, including during the upcoming ALAC review and pending GNSO review. If selected as Board Liaison, I commit to openly communicating in both directions, from the ALAC, RALOs, and diverse Internet-user community to the Board, and from the Board to those organizations and individuals. I look forward to joining you in further discussions and to answering any questions you may have. I hope I can earn your support. Thanks, --Wendy Annette Muehlberg wrote:
All,
I would like to nominate our ALAC member Wendy Seltzer as our Liason to the Board 2007 - 2008.
Sincerely
Annette Muehlberg
The ALAC is currently accepting nominations for Board Liaison.
Timeline:
Nominations will be open from today for 2 weeks, until June 18th at midnight GMT. We have 1 week after that for the nominated persons to indicate their acceptance of the nominations (until June 25th) and we will discuss the nominations in San Juan. Voting by the ALAC will be held immediately after the discussions end. The result will be posted to the public ALAC list after the vote closes. The new Board Liaison will take up his/her position at the end of the AGM in Marina Del Rey in October 2007.
Nominations are to be made to the public ALAC list - alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org.
The Board Liaison will serve for a term of one year starting from the closure of an Annual General Meeting and ending at the closure of the following Annual General Meeting.
Criteria for Board Liaison:
· Shall normally be a person who is a current or former member of the ALAC, or is familiar with the activities and functioning of ICANN and of the ALAC;
· Shall accept to serve on behalf of the ALAC by acting for the good of the entire Committee, working to bridge differences and build consensus, but also recognizing difference and enabling different opinions to be shared;
· Shall accept, while acting in their capacity as ALAC officer, to put the collective views of the Committee always in front of their own.
Any questions can be addressed to me or to staff@alac.icann.org.
Sincerely
Jacqueline A. Morris
ALAC Chair
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